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Asia-To-US Container Rates Spike 109% Since Iran War Started
By Brendan Murray Jun 6, 2026 (Bloomberg) —Container shipping rates jumped over the past week amid higher fuel costs, congestion at…
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Peak Season and Hormuz Crisis Fuel New Surge in Container Shipping Rates
Container freight rates are rising sharply across major east-west trades as the conflict in the Middle East, disruption at key…
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U.S. Alleges Chinese Shipping Container Giants Rigged Global Supply During COVID Crisis
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturers and seven senior executives in…
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U.S. Probes Claims Chinese Firms Restricted Container Production Before COVID, CBS Says
Federal investigators are probing whether Chinese container manufacturing giants deliberately throttled global shipping container production just before the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Long Beach Cargo Drops as Hormuz Crisis Keeps Pressure on Supply Chains
The Port of Long Beach posted another year-over-year decline in cargo volumes in April as global market volatility, rising fuel…
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Port of Los Angeles Chief Says Shipping Won’t Normalize Without Lasting Hormuz Stability
By Lori Ann LaRocco – The Port of Los Angeles reported strong results in April, but the port’s head warns…
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Cheap Spot Rates Now Could Cost Shippers at Peak Season
Despite the continuing deterioration in rates, ocean shippers are being advised to avoid the spot market and stick to their…
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Container Rates Slide for Fourth Week as Pre-Lunar New Year Surge Fizzles
Global container shipping rates fell for a fourth consecutive week as the traditional pre-Lunar New Year cargo surge failed to…
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Port of Virginia Expands Ultra-Large Containership Capacity at Norfolk
Port of Virginia commissions four ULCV berths with new ship-to-shore cranes as historic 55-foot channel deepening project nears completion, positioning…
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Global Trade Braces for the Hangover After Trump’s Tariff Year
The global trading system, which is finishing up one of its most transformational years of the past century, heads into…
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